| Gibson guitars have been around forever. It's funny, but | | | | electric guitars.1961 marked the introduction of one of |
| although Gibson has produced some of the most | | | | Gibson's most successful models ever, the double |
| amazing guitars in history, perhaps the company's | | | | cutaway SG. This was followed by the Firebird, and |
| largest contribution to music has been through their | | | | Flying V models, each a classic in its own right. In |
| advancements in pickup technology. Gibson's first | | | | addition to electrics, Gibson produces some of the |
| electric guitar the ES-150 was produced in 1936, and is | | | | finest acoustic guitars available.Gibson's commitment to |
| still considered one of the best sounding electric jazz | | | | excellence, and support of top musicians is |
| guitars in the world.In 1946 Gibson introduced the P-90 | | | | demonstrated most deeply through its well known |
| single coil pickup, which was eventually used on the | | | | Custom Shop. The Custom Shop produces specialty |
| first Les Paul model in 1952. The Les Paul was | | | | instruments for artists, and discerning musicians. In |
| Gibson's first solid body electric guitar. In 1957 Gibson | | | | addition, many well known historic classics have been |
| introduced the legendary Humbucker pickup on the | | | | faithfully reproduced by the Gibson Custom Shop, |
| Les Paul model, and an instant classic was born. The | | | | allowing a whole new generation of guitarists to |
| P-90 and the Humbucker quickly became the pickups | | | | experience Gibson's hallmark guitars. |
| of choice for Gibson's expanding line of solid body | | | | |